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Guinea
Allan Davies offers his idea on Simandou timeline

The boss of Rio Tinto’s metals division, Alan Davies, was in Conakry on Feb. 20 to help smooth over a [...]

Published on 24/02/2015 at 23:02 GMT

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Mining

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Alan Davies
Alpha Conde
Rio Tinto
Sam Walsh
Simfer

Guinea, United States
Who cheered on Rio Tinto against its shareholders in the Simandougate

Australian mining giant Rio Tinto can breathe lightly. The class [...]

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Guinea
Wood Mackenzie holds the key to Simandou South project

The Wood Mackenzie firm is weighing Simandou South project for Conakry.

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Guinea
CPCS casts doubt on Simandou's feasibility

The Canadian consulting firm CPCS considers that the feasibility studies [...]

Subscribers only Mining 02.02.2016

Guinea
Kevin Fox describes state of play with Simandou’s financial feasibility study

A monthly chart indicating headway in the financial feasibility study [...]

Subscribers only Mining 05.01.2016

Guinea
Sam Walsh snubs Conde

As China Aluminium Co (Chinalco) appears set to take the Simandou iron ore project in hand, Sam Walsh, boss of [...]

Subscribers only Mining 17.11.2015

Guinea
AIOG wants back in on Simandou

African Iron Ore Group (AIOG) says it wants to return to the Simandou iron ore project. In a memo sent [...]

Subscribers only Mining 26.05.2015

Guinea
Conakry uses China & Glencore to turn up heat on Rio Tinto

In response to Rio Tinto’s request for a new delay on Simandou, Conakry is working on how to counterattack.

Subscribers only Mining 12.05.2015

Guinea
Simandou: Rio Tinto calls for delay

Rio Tinto’s management has asked mines and geology minister Kerfalla [...]

Subscribers only Mining 07.04.2015

Guinea
Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

Simfer, the Rio Tinto subsidiary which operates the Simandou iron ore project (blocks 3 and 4) is negotiating a memorandum [...]

Subscribers only Mining 13.01.2015

Guinea
Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

To reassure investors concerning Guinea's mega projects like Simandou operated by Simfer/Rio Tinto, president Alpha Conde has set up a [...]

Subscribers only Mining 28.10.2014

Guinea
Conde names Toure as secretary-general

Guinea president Alpha Conde had the final word on the prickly issue of replacing the secretary-general at the mines and [...]

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Spotlight | Guinea
The riddle of Simfer/Rio Tinto accord

A law firm advising Guinea, Orrick Rambaud Martel, has been working overtime in recent days. Its job is to see that Simfer/Rio Tinto which is poised to sign an investment accord on blocks 3 and 4 of the Simandou iron [.

Subscribers only Mining 20.05.2014

Spotlight | Guinea
How Rio Tinto tightens grip on Simandou

Rio Tinto’s legal action in New York on April 30 against Vale, BSGR (Beny Steinmetz Group Resources), former Guinea mines minister Mahmoud Thiam and the widow of late president Lansane Conte, Mamadie Toure, in the Simandou affair forms just part [.

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Wood Mackenzie holds the key to Simandou South project

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CPCS casts doubt on Simandou's feasibility

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Kevin Fox describes state of play with Simandou’s financial feasibility study

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Sam Walsh snubs Conde

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AIOG wants back in on Simandou

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Conakry uses China & Glencore to turn up heat on Rio Tinto

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Simandou: Rio Tinto calls for delay

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Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

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Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

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Conde names Toure as secretary-general

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Guinea Kevin Fox describes state of play with Simandou’s financial feasibility study

Guinea Sam Walsh snubs Conde

Guinea AIOG wants back in on Simandou

Guinea Conakry uses China & Glencore to turn up heat on Rio Tinto

Guinea Simandou: Rio Tinto calls for delay

Guinea Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

Guinea Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

Guinea Conde names Toure as secretary-general

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Senegal
Paris and Dakar mull defence relations

Morocco
US-China trade war threatens Morocco's nascent battery industry

Guinea
Allan Davies offers his idea on Simandou timeline

Guinea, United States
Who cheered on Rio Tinto against its shareholders in the Simandougate

Guinea
Wood Mackenzie holds the key to Simandou South project

Guinea
CPCS casts doubt on Simandou's feasibility

Guinea
Kevin Fox describes state of play with Simandou’s financial feasibility study

Guinea
Sam Walsh snubs Conde

Guinea
AIOG wants back in on Simandou

Guinea
Conakry uses China & Glencore to turn up heat on Rio Tinto

Guinea
Simandou: Rio Tinto calls for delay

Guinea
Simandou: Rio Tinto in rail and port talks with China CNR Corp

Guinea
Ibrahima Fofana, the president's mines man

Guinea
Conde names Toure as secretary-general

Spotlight | Guinea
The riddle of Simfer/Rio Tinto accord

Spotlight | Guinea
How Rio Tinto tightens grip on Simandou